- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:3837-DB WP No. 20001 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. N.V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I. ARUN WRIT PETITION NO. 20001 OF 2024 (GM-MM-S) BETWEEN: 1. MR. PURUSHOTHAM MALLI AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS S/O LATE GANAPPA MALLI 3-58, MARANKARIYA HOUSE MANGALORE TALUK GURUPURA POST DAKSHINA KANNADA KARNATAKA - 574 145 …PETITIONER (BY SRI ARJUN S K, ADVOCATE FOR SRI DHANANJAY KUMAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY M.S. BUILDING DR. AMBEDKAR ROAD BANGALORE - 560 001 REP. BY ITS SECRETARY 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY Digitally signed by PRABHAKAR SWETHA KRISHNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:3837-DB WP No. 20001 of 2024 JUGUL TOWERS MANGALORE DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT- 575 002 3. THE DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY KHANIJA BHAVAN BANGALORE-560 001 4. DISTRICT SAND MONITORING COMMITTEE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MANGALURU DAKSHINA KANNADA - 575 001 REP BY ITS PRESIDENT …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE NOTIFICATION DATED 19.06.2024 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT VIDE ANNEXURE-D AND TO TAKE APPROPRIATE STEPS TO CONDUCT FRESH TENDER-CUM- AUCTION BY CONSIDERING THE REPRESENTATION MADE BY THE PETITIONER DATED 03.07.2024 VIDE ANNEXURE-A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:3837-DB WP No. 20001 of 2024 CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA) Learned advocate Mr. S.K. Arjun for learned advocate Mr. Dhananjay Kumar for the petitioner files the memo seeking withdrawal of the petition. 2. Memo is taken on record. 3. In view of the memo, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE KPS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 69